rechristen
verb
re·chris·ten
(ˌ)rē-ˈkri-sᵊn 
rechristened; rechristening; rechristens
: to christen again : to change the name of
We pass by some hedgerows and take a bridge over Sag Pond, rechristened "Goldman Pond" by the locals.—
Josh Harkinson
Josh HarkinsonThomas Bayne was born into slavery in Norfolk under the name Nixon, but escaped to New England and rechristened himself.—Gregory S. Schneider
Gregory S. SchneiderExamples of rechristen in a Sentence
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Team Tennis would later adopt the name of its predecessor and rechristen itself World Team Tennis.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 July 2021
While the president this week decried efforts to rechristen U.S. military bases named for Confederate generals, the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday decided to add a bipartisan provision to the Pentagon's annual spending bill that would begin the process of renaming those installations.
—Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
The two chambers had to reconcile the bills, though, giving Trump the opportunity to turn up his pressure campaign on Republicans to nix the effort to rechristen those select bases.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
Another is that the company actually may want to completely rechristen itself in hopes of leaving past problems behind and rebooting its corporate image.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
The trustees of Clemson University last year voted to rechristen Tillman Hall, named for the proudly racist politician of a century ago.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 June 2021
That’s what the city of Franklin is planning to rechristen its downtown district, which includes the new waterpark, in an effort to capture some of the energy and history inherent in its riverfront setting.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021
By 1886, developers Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong seized the opportunity to purchase 320 acres south of the Trinity and rechristen Hord’s Ridge into Oak Cliff.
—Alyssa Fernandez, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2020
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Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 July 2021
While the president this week decried efforts to rechristen U.S. military bases named for Confederate generals, the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday decided to add a bipartisan provision to the Pentagon's annual spending bill that would begin the process of renaming those installations.
—Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
The two chambers had to reconcile the bills, though, giving Trump the opportunity to turn up his pressure campaign on Republicans to nix the effort to rechristen those select bases.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
Another is that the company actually may want to completely rechristen itself in hopes of leaving past problems behind and rebooting its corporate image.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
The trustees of Clemson University last year voted to rechristen Tillman Hall, named for the proudly racist politician of a century ago.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 June 2021
That’s what the city of Franklin is planning to rechristen its downtown district, which includes the new waterpark, in an effort to capture some of the energy and history inherent in its riverfront setting.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021
By 1886, developers Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong seized the opportunity to purchase 320 acres south of the Trinity and rechristen Hord’s Ridge into Oak Cliff.
—Alyssa Fernandez, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2020
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“Rechristen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rechristen. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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